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In 1868, the parish of Minard contained the following places:"MINARD, a parish in the barony of Corkaguiny, county Kerry, province of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles E.S.E. of Dingle, its post town. The surface rises from the coast of Dingle Bay. The road from Dingle to Castlemaine traverses the interior. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe, value with Kilflyn, £271, in the patronage of the Earl of Cork. Minard Castle is the principal residence. Here are remains of a castle formerly of the Knights of Kerry, which was blown up in 1650 during an attack. At Parknafulla several Ogham stones are to be seen."
"LISPOLE, a village in the parishes of Kinard and Minard, barony of Corkaguiny, county Kerry, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Dingle."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018